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eports <strong>and</strong> the lowest incidence are reported from Jammu <strong>and</strong> Kashmir. Uttar Pradesh has<br />

the highest area under salinity <strong>and</strong> Madhya Pradesh is least affected.<br />

Table 1.2: Extent of <strong>Water</strong>logging <strong>and</strong> Salt Affected Areas (Jakh hectares) as<br />

estimated by Various Agencies<br />

<strong>Water</strong>logged areas<br />

State<br />

Working<br />

ewe<br />

group<br />

Andhra Pradesh 2.66 2.66 3.70<br />

Assam NR NR -<br />

Bihar 3.63 6.20 3.20<br />

f---.<br />

Guprat 0.89 1.72 12.10<br />

Haryana 2.30 2.49 4.60<br />

Jammu <strong>and</strong> Kashmir 0.02 0.01 -<br />

Kamataka 0.25 0.24 4.00<br />

Kerala 0.12 0.12 -<br />

Madhya Pradesh 0.04 0.73 2.40<br />

Maharashtra 0.60 0.15 6.00<br />

Orissa 1.96 1.96 4.00<br />

Punjab 2.00 2.00 5.20<br />

Rajasthan 1.80 1.80 9.90<br />

TamIl Nadu 0.02 0.16 5.40<br />

Uttar Pradesh 0.35 4.30 13.00<br />

West Bengal NR NR NR<br />

Delhi NR NR -<br />

NR-Not reported.<br />

Source: Gupta & Tyagi (1996).<br />

Salt affected<br />

areas<br />

As an indication of the magnitude of salinity <strong>and</strong> waterlogging at the field level, Table 1.3<br />

presents some figures on waterlogged <strong>and</strong> salinized areas in 12 comm<strong>and</strong> sites. Sriram<br />

Sagar in Andhra Pradesh has the highest area under waterlogging whereas Ram Ganga in<br />

Uttar Pradesh has the highest area under salinity. It should be noted, however, that the<br />

some of the project areas overlap to a certain extent.<br />

Smedema (1990) observes that irrigation induced waterlogging <strong>and</strong> salinization in India is<br />

spreading rapidly. This conclusion can be supported by the fact that the recharge of<br />

groundwater in the comm<strong>and</strong> areas from seepage <strong>and</strong> normal deep percolation from<br />

irrigation continues mostly unabated. Various researchers have reported variously on the<br />

extent of waterlogging <strong>and</strong> salinity in different states <strong>and</strong> different irrigation projects, the<br />

details of which are presented in the literature review.<br />

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